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This exhibition announcement came to my attention today from the Sasse Museum of Art. The accompanying appraisal of black and white photography hits the mark.

It's an honor to have my work...

Good memory David, and all true. The exhibition in question was his retrospective at New York MOMA in 1946. The "public" hair story he loved to tell and I first heard it on a visit to his home with...

A wonderful person, photographer and life story.

So glad that his story and photographs are preserved at the UC Bancroft Library.

R.I.P. David

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https://www.famsf.org/exhibitions/irving-penn

You beat me to it, my thought exactly.

Beautiful work, Gregg. I can appreciate the effort taken to put such an exhibition together. Bravo!

Best,
Merg

Congratulations Jim, on the prints and the 50 years!

Best,
Merg

No!

Scotland will provide plenty of "drama" without having to change your technique. "Quietly" is fine, you will stand out from the crowd.
Wish you a wonderful and productive trip.

Best,
Merg

As a one-off project you might consider spiral binding.

Presented here is the preliminary layout of what became an offset printed book of 500 copies. You could probably do something similar with...

arri, that's terrific. Bravo!

Merg

This is a good interview covering the life, times and philosophy of Ansel. Even includes his recipe for a Dry Martini. He died the following year.

https://www.davidsheff.com/ansel-adams

Plus the newly opened EBPCO rental darkroom in Oakland.

https://www.ebpco.org/darkroom

Daniel,

You may enjoy this old post from Eugene Singer who posted here for many years. I followed his method with Combiplan and it worked well.

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Hi QT,

Interest indeed, thanks for the recommendation. As Ann wrote in her introduction, "Michael is arguably the most influential landscape photographer of his generation." At least, one of the...

https://www.photography.org/events/exhibition-michael-kenna-collecting-light

That's splendid, Jim! I bet it really works well at that size as a silver gelatin print. I came across my negative and made a print a couple of weeks ago. Never printed before, I'll keep it. Hope all...

Oregon Coast, 1969

4x5 Plus-X, Print Scan

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This exhibition is closing in a few days. All large format.

https://www.altaonline.com/culture/art/a45826246/beyond-point-and-shoot/

If you are in the Bay Area and need rental darkroom space...

Thank you Gregg. I've been taking a look at, and discarding, a lot of old negatives. This is from 1976 and a keeper for now.

Best,
Merg

Pacific Rim, Vancouver Island, BC

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4x5 Plus-X, D76 1:1
Print Scan

Congratulations Jim. Hope you get a good attendance.

Your work and dedication are to be admired. Beautiful results!

Best,
Merg

Hi Michael, I've enjoyed the works you have recently shared here. A real treat! Spending more time in the darkroom lately?

This Weston Beach photo is from one of many visits there with Brett. That...

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Weston Beach, CA, 1967
8x10, 19" Artar, Plus-X

Tim, welcome back! We all go through the droughts --- I've seen it with the best.

Merg

Thank you for that!

Best,
Merg

Unexpected, often the best. Cool indeed. Congratulations, Corran!

So true!

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Tree Bark, Canada, 1959

250mm Zeiss Tessar
4x5 Agfa Isopan/ABC Pyro

Lots to discover in this one, Michael. Beautiful!

Best,
Merg

Sandy, great to hear that you're getting back to photography! Some stunning work in your galleries, hope to see more soon.

Take care,
Merg

Hi Mark,

Nice to see you checking-in again! Seems a long time since we corresponded; always liked your B&W work.

Best,
Merg

My guess is Velox. Very popular in the '60's when I started printing.

The J.B. Harlin post above is from September, 2013; ten years ago.

Door, Cape Cod, MA, 1959
8x10/Isopan/ABC Pyro

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https://www.ebpco.org/events/the-gun-next-door-opening

Paul, very true. I will continue doing what I want to do. However, as Pieter suggests, it may change how I look at Your work.

This is really terrific, Michael. In every way. Bravo!

A superb composition of form and function. Well done!

Hi John,

Thanks for the updated list, good to know.

Passionate indeed, and I miss him. Whenever Michael came by with Paula, our three hour lunches were special!

Back on topic, last time I checked, Paula still had #4 Lodima for sale, sold out of...

Most welcome, Chester.

Have fun with your search into the present state of chloride papers and contact printing. Cole had to give-up contact printing Edward's negatives on chloride paper and used...